Niall was born in the pridelands. He is the son of Bobby and Maura. His only sibling is an older brother named Greg. Bobby and Maura divorced when Niall was five years old. He lived in both parents dens before finally settling with his dad. He felt that living in the pridelands was the easiest thing to do at the time, because all of his friends were there. Niall's stepfather is from the grasslands and he has family there. Niall was a pupil at Rafiki school for cubs and Zazus School for boys. He has been playing the leafitar (A guitar made by leafs and sticks) since he was around eleven years old, and performed around his homeland, including as a support act for Lloyd, in the outlands.